are all California residencies super competitive?

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I've always heard that if you're not a top candidate, you don't have a chance at getting a residency at any of the California schools. Anybody know anything about that?
I'm not a top candidate, and I'm from Texas and would like to stay here but just looking at all other states just in case I don't get into any of the programs here.

 

[I am Hans]

Some are, some aren't.

But by and large, most of the California residencies are more competitive than their counterparts elsewhere. If you are not competitive in Texas, it is unlikely that you will be competitive in Cali, IMHO.

Besides, if you want to stay close to home, there are lots of other states closer to Texas with residency programs than California!